露水

lùshuǐ
  1. dew
  2. fig. short-lasting
  3. ephemeral

CEDICT

  1. 靠近地面的水蒸氣，遇冷而凝結成的小水滴。
  2. 比喻短暫而不正常的男女關係。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

露水 lushuì

Entry Composition

1 露 lù
  1. dew
  2. syrup
  3. nectar
  4. outdoors (not under cover)
  5. to show
  6. to reveal
  7. to betray
  8. to expose
2 水 shuǐ
  1. water
  2. (after a name) ... River
  3. to swim (used mostly in 會水 huìshuǐ and 水性 shuǐxìng)
  4. (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
  5. (bound form) additional cost; extra income
  6. classifier for washings of a garment

Containing this entry

一夜露水 yīyèlùshui
  1. one-night stand
  2. ephemeral
不顯山不露水 bùxiǎnshānbùlùshuǐ lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
露水夫妻 lùshuǐfūqī a couple in a short-lived, improper relationship
露水姻緣 lùshuǐyīnyuán
  1. casual romance
  2. short-lived relationship
顯山露水 xiǎnshānlùshuǐ to reveal one's talent (idiom)
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Related entries

露 lù
  1. dew
  2. syrup
  3. nectar
  4. outdoors (not under cover)
  5. to show
  6. to reveal
  7. to betray
  8. to expose
她的心流露著感激之情。

Her heart flowed with gratitude.

Source: Tatoeba

過眼煙雲 guòyǎnyānyún ephemeral (idiom)
過眼雲煙 guòyǎnyúnyān ephemeral (idiom)
說話就如過眼雲煙，文字卻能流傳千古。

Words fly, texts remain.

Source: Tatoeba

一夜露水 yīyèlùshui
  1. one-night stand
  2. ephemeral
朝露 zhāolù
  1. morning dew
  2. fig. precarious brevity of human life
  3. ephemeral
瞤息 shùnxī
  1. in a flash
  2. twinkling
  3. ephemeral
瞬息 shùnxī
  1. in a flash
  2. twinkling
  3. ephemeral